Little Falls transcript., 1887-06-10
The St. Olaf Murderer Captured.

| ing through the the hog yard a fearful
sight WAS rexealed to him-the nude body
| OF his sister. dead. hacked and n,utilated
and partially eaten by the hogs. All OF
| her clothing had been removed, even to the
| shoes and stockings. Her throat was cut
| in frightful manner, and apparently
| hacked and slit az though the knife had
been twisted about after having
| penetrated. All the principal veins and
| arteries were severed and the stomach was
cut open the whole length, SO that it capped
four or five inches. The body had been
rolled in the dirt, and wss so begrimed as
| to be hardly recognizable. Active search
| was made for Holong, on whom suspicion
iell Immediately. He was found at Wen
dell station, on the Minneapolis g. Pacific
road, and was lodged in Jail at Fergus
| Falls, by Sheriff Branderburg. He denies
| that he attempted to ravish the girl, and
| did not know why he killed her and
! thought he must have been crazy. The
| victim was q pretty girl, an American,
| OF her age, and no doubt struggled hard
| for her life.
| George F. Strait OF Shakopee, died the
Both inst. after q protracted illness caused
bv typhoid pneumonia and dropsy. He
was born in B1 adford county, Pa, about
| 50 years ago. He was engaged in the lum-
! bering business in that state and came to
Minnesota in 1853. He was a nephew OF
! s. B. Strait. The deceased suffered heavily
in two fires, which swept away his all. He
was mayor OF Shakopee for several success.
! sive terms.
A Swedish maiden was carried by Court
| land, Niccolet county, where she intended
! to stop. The train was then on a down
| grade and running at high speed, but the
confused passenger took bundle under
each arm and deliberately jumped from
the platform OF the rear coach before the
| conductor could prevent her. The train
! was halted and run back, all hands expect
! ed to see the remains Of the girl scattered
! over two counties. After backing half
| mile the girl was found walking leisurely
| along the track with her bundles tightly
| clasped in her arms.
Minneapolis printers have in their midst
what they regard as a phenomenal type
setter. The gentlemans name is Min, and
he halls from Sioux City. He can set O..
600 ems per hour with comparative ease.
! At Winona, Henry Haberle, the eighteen.
yearold son OF Louis Haberle, died the re-
suit OF running a nail into his foot q few
| days ago. He was recovering from the
! wound when he was taken with pains in
! his back, and died after much suffering.
At Le Sueur, the residence OF Mayor
| Cox was broken into and $50 taken in
| jewelry and cash.
! At Hastings. sneak thief entered the
residence OF N. Chase, securing $3.50 in
jewelry and money, and several valuable
papers. He was arrested and placed in JAIL
| At Duluth, propeller A. H. Gratwick was
loaded with wheat in the quickest time on
record, either at this or any other port.
She loaded 63, 400 bushels at elevators E
and D in less than sixty-four minutes
part OF the time taking in fourteen hun
dred bushels q minute. Sheloaded 13, 149
bushels at Elevator E in seventeen minutes.
Danforth and Warren weld the gloves
at the washington rink and Danforth bites
the dust.
| The twenty first annual convention OF
the Master Car Builders association is to
be held in Minneapolis, commencing Tues
day June IA.
The United States has commenced suit
| against the state university to recover
$409.96, alleged to be due for arms and
equipment furnished the university in
1874 which have never been returned.
St. Paul presby terry accepts DR.. Herriott's
resignation.
! Edward E. Davidson has been appointed
special administrator of the estate OF
! Commodore Davidson, pending the issue
! OF letters testamentary.
| VIM. Payne, farmer living near Fair
mont, has been arrested on the charge of
rape.
| Gov. McGill and staff Hhavereturned from
Washington. He secured detail OF reg
ular army officer as instructor OF military
science in the state university.
! The round elevator, owned by Becker g.
| Chadbourn, at Browns Valley, contain
! ing 80, 600 bushels OF wheat, was destroyed
by fire. Loss $50, 900, partly insured.
| The st. Paul Globe has made ample and
complete retraction of the charges made
against ex'Gov. Pillsbury last fall OF de-
sign to tamper with the ballot boxes. ETC.,
and the libel suit against the Globe has
been settled. The Globe says the publica.
tion OF the injurious charge was made
solely owing to the absence of the editor
in-chief OF the paper.
! Edward B. Linnen has commenced suit
at St. Paul against the Northern Pacific
railroad company in the United States
! circuit court to recover damages received
| by a collision that occurred between
trains on the defendants road, about
| midway between Muscoda and Glyndon,
Dec /, 1886. He thinks S1O,235.75 will
compensate him for injuries, doctors bills,
| lost time and that portion OF his ward
robe that was destroyed
Commodore Davidson OF St. Paul divides
all his property as follows: First-I direct
! that all my just debts be paid. Second-I
| give, bequeath and devise all the rest, re-.
| sidue and remainder of my property, of
every name and nature, and wheresoever
| situated, to my wife, Sarah A. Davidson,
| and my children, Edward E. Davidson and
| Sallie NJ. Davidson, share and share alike,
| this provision for my wife to be in lieu OF
dover or other legal right in and to my
property. -
! An unsuccessful attempt was made by bur-
| glars to break open the sale of the bank OF
Rush City.
Augustus Goodrich, an old citizen OF St.
Paul is dead. Age 50. =. ,<,r 81
The saw mill Of Forbes & Yates, nine
| miles northeast of Wadena, was burned.
The loss was nearly total, with no insur.
ance. @#1s& = ..:. ~
At Austin, Arnas A. Hills store and
contents were burned. Nothing was saved
The Goodfue County bank OF Red Wing,
| which was formerly private bank, has
been admitted to do business as a state
! bank. Capital $50, 900.
Copious rains terminate the drouth in
i Southern Minnesota. 80"
Mrs. Helen Anton of Miesyille, Dakota
county, WAS fined $69.38 and ten days in
| jail by Justice Hayes upon the charge of
selling liquor on Sunday, and $67.30 for
selling liquor to minors. "a
Anton Fisher, who murdered his son
near Sleepy Eye last March, pleaded guilty
to the charge Of manslaughter in the first
degree. Judge Webber sentenced him to
fifteen years at hard labor in the peniten-
tiary. %S
The first term Of court was held at Per. 4
ham on the 31st By Judge Baxter, in pur.
auance Of . special act passed by the last
Legislature, for the convenience Of parties
living ID tho north part of Otter Tail
county. ASS s5 .*s x